Fruit Flies (diptera: Tephritidae) Associated with Umbu ( Spondias Tuberosa ) in the Semiarid Region of Bahia, Brazil

An AFLP estimation of the outcrossing rate of Spondias tuberosa (Anacardiaceae), an endemic species to the Brazilian semiarid region.

The umbu tree (Spondias tuberosa) is one of the most important endemic species to the Brazilian tropical semiarid region. The umbu tree has edible fruits with a peculiar flavor that are consumed in natura or in a semi-industrialized form, such as jams, candies and juices. The majority of endemic species to Brazilian semiarid region have not been studied or sampled to form germ-plasm collections...

Faunistic analysis of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a guava orchard under organic management in the municipality of Una, Bahia, Brazil.

We carried out a study to characterize fruit fly populations on an organic guava orchard (Psidium guajava cv. Paluma) in the municipality of Una, southern region of the state of Bahia, Brazil, using faunistic analysis of the adult fruit fly specimens captured in McPhail traps from January 2004 through March 2007. A total of 22,673 specimens of Anastrepha (15,306 females and 7,367 males) were ca...

Fruit flies (Dip.: Tephritidae) reared from capitula of Asteraceae in the Urmia region, Iran

فهرستی شامل 20 گونه از مگس‌های زیرخانواده‌ی Tephritinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) از منطقه‌ی ارومیه (استان آذربایجان غربی) معرفی شده است. این گونه‌ها در طول بررسی‌های انجام‌شده در سال‌های 1384 تا 1387 از شش منطقه‌ی مختلف در اطراف ارومیه جمع‌آوری شدند. حشرات کامل گونه‌های فوق از طبق‌های زمستان‌گذران و بالغ 17 گونه‌ی گیاهی تیره‌ی آفتابگردان (Asteraceae) به‌دست آمدند که از بین آن‌ها Urophora xanthipp...

Endemic Parasitoids Associated with Anastrepha Spp. (diptera: Tephritidae) Infesting Guava ( Psidium Guajava ) in Southern Bahia, Brazil

Antioxidant Properties of Brazilian Tropical Fruits by Correlation between Different Assays

Four different assays (the Folin-Ciocalteu, DPPH, enzymatic method, and inhibitory activity on lipid peroxidation) based on radically different physicochemical principles and normally used to determine the antioxidant activity of food have been confronted and utilized to investigate the antioxidant activity of fruits originated from Brazil, with particular attention to more exotic and less-stud...